Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Duluth Clinic
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2017
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Lake
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
St. Louis
Project Overview

Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details

Duluth Clinic will collaborate with Project Lulu to provide cancer survivors and caregivers opportunities for artistic expression through writing, drawing, and movement experiences.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$25,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$220
Direct expenses
$25,220
Administration costs
$1,598
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Through artist-guided movement, writing, and drawing, cancer survivors, caregivers, friends will uncover at least one new expressive pathway. Participants' experiences will be recorded via quantitative and qualitative surveys. Arts Express will include pre and post survey. Creative process and public output will be electronically recorded. 2: A take-home Playbook with art creation prompts and whitespace will extend and expand Arts Express participants' art creation from the event to home. Duluth Clinic Scientist will help create survey to substantiate efficacy of at-home arts creation for Arts Express participants who receive a take-home Playbook.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Many cancer survivors at the Celebration, Support Groups, and Workshop reported wanting more expressive arts opportunities to dance, write and draw. Participants responded at events or via email to surveys with closed and open-ended questions. Workshop reception discussion included participants, guests, artist-teachers. Artists wrote evaluations. Support Group Leaders verbalized feedback. 2: Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants reported using the Play Book at home, after receiving in-person introductions. Two weeks after each event, we sent Cancer Support Group and Arts Express Workshop participants an evaluation survey. Workshop participants also completed a pre-workshop survey. All surveys had closed and open questions with comment space.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mary Kay Bates, Steven Burgess, Timothy Burke, Michael Cowles, Kenneth Domfeld, Robert Erickson, Conrad Firling, Irin Haller, Marilyn Weber, Steve Yorde
Project Manager
First Name
Colleen
Last Name
Baggs
Organization Name
The Duluth Clinic
Street Address
420 1st St E
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55805
Phone
(218) 786-8364
Email
Colleen.Baggs@Essentiahealth.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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